HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (HPSP)

The U.S. Army can help pay for your advanced medical degree with one of the most comprehensive scholarships available in the health care field — The F. Edward Hébert Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program.

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I am passionate about Army medicine. When I was initially in med school, I thought that I would just open a practice and work in a clinic somewhere, and instead, I've traveled halfway around the world. I come and do these college tours and I still get to work with patients, deliver babies, and it's just been the best opportunity.

I met a fellow student who is applying for the HPSP Scholarship— the Scholarship Program for Healthcare Professionals including medical, dental, physician's assistants, and nurses. It paid full medical tuition for all of my books, all of our fees, even for an osteopathic manipulative table.

HPSP isn't the only way the Army supports education, but if you're in residency or you're already a practicing physician, they have other programs tailored for loan repayment. Army Reserve Program where you're just called to duty a couple of times a month.

Not only does the Army allow me to be a mentor to our Soldiers and our own medical students, but it also allows me to come out to the schools, and tour, and be a mentor— not just as an Army physician.

Because the Army has given me the high quality training, it uses advanced technology, its innovative in its education and research, I could step out of this uniform today and work anywhere in the U.S.

Career stage:

Prospective medical and dental students

Professions covered:

Service Type:

Active Duty

Qualifying students can receive full tuition for any accredited medical, dental, veterinary, psychiatric nurse practitioner, psychology or optometry program, plus a generous monthly stipend of more than $2,200.

BENEFITS

Full tuition (up to 4 years, depending on specialty)

Books, equipment, other fees

$2,200+ monthly stipend

$20,000 sign-on bonus

Officer's pay during school breaks

Monthly allowance for food and housing

Salary increases with promotions, time in service and cost-of-living adjustments

REQUIREMENTS

Be enrolled in (or have a letter of acceptance from) an accredited graduate program in the U.S. or Puerto Rico:

For Medical/Osteopathy: Be enrolled in an accredited school of medicine or osteopathy

For Dental: Entry into any ADA-accredited D.D.S. or D.M.D. program

For Veterinarian: Be enrolled in an AVMA-accredited DVM or VMD program

For Specialty Nurse: Be enrolled in an accredited Bachelor of Nursing program

For Counseling/Clinical Psychology: Be enrolled in an APA-accredited clinical or counseling psychology doctoral program

For Optometry: Be enrolled in an accredited optometry program

Be a U.S. citizen

Hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited school

Maintain full-time student status during the length of the program

Qualify as a commissioned officer

STEPS TO APPLY

Review the details of the application process below. You can also print them as a PDF.

STEP 1: CONTACT AN ARMY RECRUITERReach out to an Army medical or local recruiter to schedule a preliminary interview to learn about joining the Army health care team and the HPSP application process. They will also provide the application forms.

STEP 3: COMPLETE YOUR HPSP APPLICATIONPlan to complete your HPSP application form at the same time as you apply to your desired medical schools.
Include all of the medical schools you have applied to in your
HPSP application.

STEP 4: SUBMIT YOUR HPSP APPLICATIONWhen your application is complete, submit it, along with your letters of acceptance, through your Army recruiter. A selection board will evaluate your application packet and send you an Award Notification letter, if accepted.

Ready to Apply?

Prospective Medical and Dental Student Programs

Looking to pursue an advanced medical degree? Explore even more scholarships and opportunities the Army offers to prospective medical and dental students.

Active Duty

U.S. Army—Baylor University Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy

Professions covered: Physical Therapy, Allied Health

This top-ranked physical therapy doctoral program recruits and selects highly qualified individuals from the civilian sector, active duty or Army Reserve. After completing basic officer initial-entry training, you will engage in 30 months of entry-level physical therapy training to receive the Doctorate of Physical Therapy degree (DPT). Graduates leave the program well prepared to serve in two unique professions—as an active duty officer and as a military physical therapist.

Benefits

Requirements

Resources

You’re considered a full-time commissioned officer while attending school with the full pay and benefits allowances of an active duty officer.

Graduate with a Ph.D. in Physical Therapy.

Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0

Prerequisite courses must have been completed no more than 10 years before date of matriculation

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: Medical Corps

Professions covered: Medical/Osteopathy, Clinical Psychology

Obtain your MD while receiving full pay and allowances at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences School of Medicine. Graduates of this program earn a medical degree and receive a commission as a captain in the Army Medical Corps.

Benefits

Requirements

Full pay and allowances at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences School of Medicine

Medical/Osteopathy:

A baccalaureate degree

Coursework in biology, organic and inorganic chemistry, physics, English and calculus

A letter of approval, if you are currently a member of the U.S. Army

Clinical Psychology:

Application process and selection are determined by Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) School of Medicine